Top: phase space properties of Populations I-III at the time of their first interaction with the SMBH binary. The bottom rectangular region bounded by dashed lines of L = L_crit corresponds to the classic loss cone, when η = 3. Middle: eccentricity distributions in the Keplerian star-SMBH binary approximation at the time of first interaction. Bottom panel: total duration of all of the interactions per particle (including non-energetic interactions), given in years and calculated as the amount of time between the first registered entrance and final exit from the sphere of radius r = 10a_bh around the black hole binary. The dashed lines correspond to the central crossing time of a star on a parabolic orbit for different times.